We took the long way home through the Smoky National Park and by doing so we came across Darnell Farms by accident. What a great find Darnell's was for us. They have the most beautiful fruit and vegetables. You can pick your own strawberries or grab a basket of fresh picked strawberries. They have so many other things such as salsas, jams, honey, sourdough bread, flowers and herbs. You will also find a self serve boiled peanut counter with regular and Cajun flavored. One of the most popular things they have is the Dream Whip. It's a sorbet like texture and it comes in numerous flavors with fresh fruit layered inside. I had the mango peach and it was amazing. There is lots of outdoor seating, a musician stage and playground. Plenty of picnic tables and chairs seating along the river. What a great place to bring the whole family including the fur babies. read more

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What a cute little gem. Food trucks, swings & picnic areas by the river and monthly festivals. We went today to buy pumpkins and found a wonderful variety and cheap prices. We'll be back for more in the holiday season. read more

Darnell Farms - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Bryson City, North Carolina

Absolutely love sitting by the river and eating a dream whip! Great live music when they have it! Selection of produce is fantastic!

This place is quite relaxing nestled right along the river with plenty of trees for shade. You could spend hours here stretching your legs and enjoying a dreamwhip. There are several swing sets, a few see-saws, chairs for resting, and music playing in the background. I'm only giving it 4 stars based solely on the fact that the "fresh sliced strawberries" in our two strawberry dreamwhips were chunks of unappetizing frozen strawberries. The weird thing is that the "fresh strawberries" in the two pineapple dreamwhips we purchased were not frozen and tasted much closer to "fresh." The soft serve itself was delicious, just wish the strawberry ones weren't ruined by the unappealing frozen strawberries hunks. read more

Darnell Farms - Pineapple dreamwhip and strawberry dreamwhip - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Bryson City, North Carolina

Darnell Farms has a place in this TX heart! We visit family in Sylva twice a year. Each time we visit we make at least two stops by Darnell Farms. Today we went and stocked up on heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, lemons, limes, blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries. While I was shopping, my kids went to order the Dole whips. They have a variety of soft serve to choose from. As I was waiting in line to check out and place my own order, I noticed a chalk board that said "mocktails". I ended up ordering a strawberry and I think it was basil drink. They had several others to choose from. From the last time we visited, they've added a covered seating area with tables for people to enjoy outside where they can also see the action going on, on the stage. After we got back to the house, I enjoyed a cucumber salad and then had some of the blackberries and strawberries over Greek yogurt. Delicious! I'm sure we'll be back before our time in Sylva is over. read more

Great place to go stock up on fresh produce. I got a great variety of apples and made Apple sauce and Apple chips. They were yummy!!!

They have a great selection of produce. I especially love their variety of fresh apples. They are great and will make you never buy store bought again! read more

Great for family and friends! The dream whip is the best!! Staff is friendly and cares about guest!

Stopped by this place to do strawberry picking. It was not crowded and no reservations needed. It's a really cute place, they have a store with a variety of fruits, vegetables, plants and also food. Did strawberry picking and you get a bucket and you pay later based on weight. There were so many strawberries and it was easy to pick with the kids. Another thing I was excited to try was the strawberry dreamwhip. They had other flavors as well. It was really good, not overly sweet and refreshing. It has a nice view of the water and they have many picnic tables and small playground for the kids. It's a nice place for the family. read more

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Went in the off season but was still a great spot to visit. Their shop has a ton of great local produce from their farm and even more pre packaged items like sauces and preserves. read more

Gotta say I love their community feel and their venue. Will definitely go back during the warmer months when I come to visit!

Great place to bring the family. Have activities depending on season, but always a great time. Swings and playground for kids by the river. read more

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This is the second time I've been here. My grandkids come here as field trips. We were in the area. We wanted to try their nondairy ice cream. First, their prices are prohibitive. Don't expect any "farm stand" deals. $8 for watermelon? $28 for quart of honey, nearly $8 for jams. The "ice cream" might be something someone likes out there in the world, but my granddaughter could not eat any of her vanilla, the 3 boys could only eat 1/3 of theirs, mine tasted both too salty and too sweet though I finished it because I didn't want to waste the blackberries. I believed I tossed away about $28 in ice cream. read more

Even with it being January there was a variety of fresh vegetables, apples and plenty of jams and jellies. Friendly folks all around. Their strawberry fields looked promising too read more

Darnell Farms - a red barn with a sign that says darnell farms - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Bryson City, North Carolina

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We usually stop by when we're in the area. We are suckers for the dole whip and fresh fruit, there's just something about those mountain strawberries. The staff are always friendly and helpful. When we visited this time, they were hosting a summer splash fest. We didn't participate but it looked like fun! Lots of bouncy houses and water slides and it drew a large crowd but didn't feel overwhelming. There was still plenty of parking. They have a drive through to order food and goods, which is such a cute and convenient idea. Their dole whips are really good, pineapple is my favorite. read more

This place was amazing! We are hoping to go back before our vacation is over! We arrived late the day we showed up! read more

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Super cute place to pick your own pumpkin! Definitely recommend if you're here during the fall time. Hayride to the pumpkin patch is $12 for adults and kids older than 2YO. When you first get there, there's several cute places for photo ops. They have swings and see saw to keep the kids entertained-- and it's FREE! They have a farmers market selling a wide range of fruits, veggies, snacks, drinks, etc. We came in the morning to hopefully beat the afternoon heat since it's been in the higher 70s this week. They had several field trips today so we had to wait a lot longer than normal I assume. Certainly worth the wait and cost to get to the patch. read more

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Such a great place. Fantastic produce and lots of things for kids to do while you shop. Picnic tables are available as well. They also had live music. Beautiful location. The DreamWhips were really awesome. The mocktails were hit and miss. The blackberry mocktail was lovely, but the strawberry basil was bland and watery. They used dried basil, which was perplexing. Dried basil is basically sawdust, and they had bunches of fresh basil for sale there. Other than the weird strawberry flop, everything was awesome. read more

Darnell Farms - Drink menu - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Bryson City, North Carolina

Going for many years now, love the family like atmosphere and the spot on service you get.

I visited Darnell Farms on August 24, 2022 with a small group of ladies from our church. We were taking a few days of retreat in the mountains of North Carolina. Darnell Farms is a fun place for families and in the fall they have hay rides. There seems to be something for everyone there and I enjoyed our visit, especially the ice cream. We sat in chairs over by the river in the shade of the trees. Such a relaxing place! Thank you Darnell Farms for providing realizing that people do want to sit and enjoy this relaxing location. read more

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Great find with some of the best blueberry bread I've ever had, swings by river. Veggies and fruit for sale as well as canned items. Loved it read more

I ran in the Strawberry Jam 5k 5/18/2024 which started at Darnell Farms. What great place to visit! Beautiful setting next to the river at the foot of the mountains! We also bought some marmalade and jam! Tried the Blueberry jam today and it was amazing! They also have Ice Cream that looked really good! I also had the fortune to get a photo with Mr. Darnell and we also had brief chat about what I did and where I grew up in Ohio. Great guy! Wish he was my neighbor! Do yourself a favor and visit this beautiful farm. read more

There were a good variety of fruits and vegetables. We had 5 different varieties of empanadas, all were amazing. Then a strawberry dole whip for dessert. There was plenty of room to space out and we enjoyed our lunch on the River. We will come back. read more

Darnell Farms - Empanadas - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Bryson City, North Carolina

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This is an awesome place and you should definitely go. We went in October and they had several really cute fall displays set-up for guests to take photos with (the 2020 displays were better --but 2021 was still really nice). They sell produce, in the fall they sell pumpkins, and have quite a bit of stuff to entertain the kids. They allow guests to fish in the river, have a lot for kids, and great ice cream. They also have a lot of picnic tables so you can pack lunch if you like. By topic: Admission/Parking: There is no admission charge, parking fee, or anything like that. We went on the hayride for which there was a charge (but I can't remember how much it was (not very much)). There is plenty of parking --please drive slow there are a lot of children. Playground: The farm has an awesome playground. They have a lot of really well-constructed swings (including baby style swings), a small jungle gym, seesaw, a tire swing, and a hollowed out (but alive) tree that kids can play in/around. I (a 6 foot tall man) could enter the tree and fully stand up. The playground is really great --and allows parents to sit and enjoy hot chocolate or the Darnell Farm's "dreamwhip" while the kids play. The playground is also right next to a sizeable river providing a beautiful backdrop. Hayride: My daughter LOVED the hayride. They had farm tractor pull a long trailer where they had set hay bales to sit on. Our driver (didn't catch his name) was super nice, ensured people boarded and un-boarded safely, went at a safe speed, and ensured everyone had a great time. The hay ride took roughly 30 minutes. It went all around the farm and stopped at their pumpkin patch. My daughter LOVED looking at the variety of pumpkins and we got some awesome photos. The hayride ticket includes picking a pumpkin and taking it with you. Our hayride driver let us stay a little longer here --one of the guests had special needs and was really enjoying the pumpkin patch --and we all really appreciated the employee driver's kindness. The hayride then continued on and unloaded us at the corn maze. It was a little muddy --we went following a rain --so I recommend wearing shoes/boots you don't mind if they get a little dirty. My daughter really enjoyed the maze. The hayride driver continued (without us) to the other side of the hayride and set our jackets, picked pumpkins, etc., at a table for us when we came out of the corn maze. After the corn maze there was a covered area (similar to a green house) with a slide, hay pile, and little areas with corn kernels that the kids could scoop with provided little toys. My daughter LOVED this. Produce: When we went in October, they had a lot of pumpkins, to include, some unusual ones. My daughter loved looking at all of them. They also provide little wagons to use and my daughter loved riding in the little wagon with all of her pumpkins. They have a lot of produce too and the prices are very reasonable. They also sold jellies, salsas (to include mango salsa!), and other similar things. They also sell "dreamwhips" which are essentially soft serve ice cream mixed with fruit. The strawberry one was really good --my daughter who is usually very good about sharing was not so good at sharing the strawberry one.. We also had the caramel apple one and it was really good. When we visit the area we always buy our produce here and make a point to visit. Darnell Farm also accepts credit cards --which is great if you want to buy a bunch of produce, dreamwhips, and a hayride. Employees: All of the employees we met were super friendly. There was a young lady working the register and making the dream whips who was SUPER friendly and super kind. Music: They also have a small stage where sometimes they have music --they had music when we visited and they were pretty good. Schools: We've noticed that Darnell Farms opens to some of the local schools for the kids to learn about agriculture, bee keeping, etc. The students all seem to enjoy their visit and were all very well behaved. I would recommend they improve their bathrooms facilities. Currently, they bathroom facilities consist of port-o-potties and portable sinks. They were clean and the sinks were stocked with soap, paper towels, etc. For changing the baby having a full bathroom would have been really helpful. We ALWAYS make a point to stop in when we're in the area and ALWAYS have a great time. If you're anywhere near Darnell Farms, and particularly if you have kids, you have to make a point to visit Darnell Farm. read more

Beautiful scenery - a fun family trip! We enjoyed the pumpkin patch and hayride very much read more

Love stopping at Darnell Farms on our way to Bryson City. This family run farm is always overflowing with local produce and products! You must try the Whips! Here's my Strawberry Whip! Like known other! read more

Darnell Farms - Darnell's Strawberry Whip (already took a lick!) So good! - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Bryson City, North Carolina

This place is amazing. Right alongside the river, there are picnic tables and grills to just hang out. They have swing sets for the kiddos. Lots of fresh strawberries that are just beautiful. They have drive through grocery shopping (which you can create a list online) with lots of fresh produce. They have meats, cheeses, beans, fruits, veggies, plants, jellies and more. Really worth a stop. Not to mention they have dream whips! I guess it's like a dole whip but they put their own fresh strawberries in it too. It comes in various flavors and they make floats or banana splits with it too. Best thing I've ever tasted. Loved it so much I ate two. read more

Great pineapple strawberry sorbet, nice river front location, good berries and melons.

We did not use the website before visiting the farm and we're not aware that the "public" is not allowed to buy tickets before 12:30 for the hayride. Three empty hayride rigs we're sitting in the loading area with their drivers at 11:00 and were not allowed to take our family out The drivers apologized but the rule was not flexible. Rest of the place ok. read more

Great selection of apples and other fruit, their pies are amazing, I took several back to friends and family living at the coast, and was very much appreciated for doing so. read more

I am exploring the area with my family. A big rain storm cancelled most of our outdoor plans for that good part of the day. By four pm my two year old was stir crazy. We decided to head to Darnell Farm. What a great idea. My son ran around like crazy and got out lots of energy. We went on a Monday , but there are a lot of other activists that happens on the farm Thursday through Sunday. The Cherokee tomatoes are amazing and I am going back before we head home to get a bushel of apples for pie! We ended up staying an hour. read more

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Great place to picnic on the river. You can get fresh fruits and veggies served by some real cuties!! You would think you're in Petticoat Junction,. Sit back, slurp a soft serve float and listen to the lullaby of the locomotive. read more

This place was so fun!! It is the coolest farmers market/produce stand I've ever been to. It's right on the water, they have swinging hammocks you can lay in, and great produce. Their honey was amazing and reasonably priced. They had fresh eggs, jams, jelly, and soooo much fresh produce. It also looked like they had some kind of stage. I could have hung out there all day--which I've never said about a farmers marker/produce stand. read more

Darnell Farms - Hammock swing - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Bryson City, North Carolina

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Excellent place for fall fun! Kid friendly and fun for all ages! Hayrides and pumpkin picking for very reasonable price. Barrel rides for free for children and very adults! Excellent selection of organic fruits and vegetables with very reasonable pricing! This is a must if in the mountains! read more

Great produce. Great prices. All with one great family running it. The Darnell's work hard to get you quality produce for all seasons and a great place to relax by the river. Keep a look out for the different festivals they have as well. Guaranteed good time. Don't forget to try the seasonal whip! You won't be disappointed! read more

Fruits and veggies aren't available yet, but planting has begun. This place was lots of fun for the kiddies. It's picturesque, has a semi-wide river rushing by, and laughter can be heard as the children swing on swings, ring an old fashioned bell, climb about a 1950s pickup truck, hide in a hollowed out tree trunk, and bury each other in corn kernels which fill up a huge "sandbox." read more

Spent a couple hours here with our two kids (5&6). Lots to keep everyone entertained! We got the all inclusive wristband for $16 which included hayride, pumpkin patch (with one free pumpkin per person), and corn maze. There's also a playground by the creek, a band, frozen treats, and a sand box filled with dried corn kernels instead of sand which the kids LOVED. Lots of fall fun! read more

It was a pretty farm but the "manager" at the front was very rude and unprofessional. She bragged about being the manager as if she's running a Fortune 500 company meanwhile being rude to the few customers that are here. read more

Fresh fruit and vegetables - yes please! No complaints about any of the stuff we picked up here, and the prices were great. Cheese was slightly devoid of flavour but that's the norm around here. Only wish we'd found this place sooner! read more

planned our first night in town to spend on the farm. we arrived on Halloween , so what better plan than to spend it on a hayride to pick pumpkins. so much going on, even a haunted hayride after dark if you dare. there was a firepit blazing by the side of the river and kettle corn being conjured up that filled the crisp cool air with its fabulous scent. Mitch was our tractor driver and didnt let us down. He even made an extra stop for us to pick fresh sunflowers and he trimmed them all up for us as wen came back to the trailer with our finds. As we have a pretty large group, he even got a wheelbarrow and loaded up our pumpkins to roll out to our vehicles. We will be back during the 8 days we are here to purchase our fresh veggies for meals here. #SupportLocalBusiness #SupportFarming read more